Join us on a full Year adventure with your class or school
‘Food of the week’ is a curriculum-linked program for primary schools with the objective of getting children to eat more vegetables and make healthy choices. With the guidance of our awesome characters, children will be taken on a food adventure, reading interactive stories and completing activities that show where different foods come from, how they are eaten and prepared, why they are good for us and what they taste like.
Encourages Healthy Eating, especially eating more vegetables
Encourages children to explore foods they haven’t tried before
Great for those children who thrive through practical, engaged learning
Takes the guesswork and hours of planning out of teaching children about food and nutrition
Easily implemented with other aspects of the curriculum
Improves literacy sills and comprehension
Socially inclusive
Helps children understand the seasonality of food
Allergy friendly
We want all kiwi kids to thrive at everything they set out to achieve in life. With the guidance of our awesome characters, children will be taken on a food adventure, reading interactive stories and completing hands on activities that show where different foods come from, how they are eaten and prepared, why they are good for us and what they taste like.
HOW IT WORKS
We have done all the preparation work for you. A couple of 30 minute sessions per week with the children is all that’s required to complete this programme.
Every week of the one year programme a new set of food resources will be released; below are the foods that will be covered each week of each 8 week term. You will use the resources with the children and share the learning with their families.
We have visited New Zealand growers/farmers and created interactive stories about where each food comes from. Each week you will use a new food interactive story, science experiment, cooking recipe and support resources.
Food is not supplied with the programme and you will need to source this. The programme is designed around a small amount of seasonal, readily available ingredients to make it affordable for not only schools but also the families of the children taking part.
Covers the Following Topics: Food, Nutrition, Health, Gardening, Sustainability
Level One, Two and Three: Health, English
Designed for inquiry based learning with endless extension opportunities and research question possibilities. Comprehensive curriculum links including achievement objectives supplied. A complete unit plan and weekly plan suggestions will be supplied upon sign up.
Additional Curriculum Areas: Social Sciences, Science, Maths, Technology
32 different foods covered
Over 256 resources
Delivered digitally
Level 1, 2 and 3 - Y1 to Y6
Unit plans and nutritional guidelines supplied
OUR NEXT INTAKE - 15th February 2021
We have one intake into this programme each year and the programme starts the second week of term 1.
Due to the major success of our programmes and that we are only taking 20 schools you need to register your spot asap. We will fill these spots on a first in first serve basis. Registration closes on the 15th February 2021 or upon filling the 20 available spots.
PRICING INFORMATION
We are looking for 20 highly motivated schools.
You will get access to the full year programme at a special discounted price as a thank you for your early registration to our exciting programme. While carrying out the activities with your students you will create a healthy community that will set the foundations for an ongoing healthy focus long term. We will be following your journey as you lead the way and provide inspiration for other schools in the future.
Full Year
Food of the Week Programme PRICING
Testimonials
“What’s for Lunch? has opened the children up to trying and working with different foods.
Being fully involved with the whole process (story to cooking) creates interest and a desire to replicate the recipe at home.
The science experiments are great and aspects lend themselves well to both literacy and numeracy.
All children look forward to finding out our new ‘food of the week’ and are now working with their parents to create delicious and healthy meals at home.
This is a great program that benefits all.”
St Anne’s Catholic School
LISA PRESTON – TEACHER (NEW ENTRANTS)
